Fishing rod case



y 6, 1952 J. G. DAVIAU 2,595,230

' FISHING ROD CASE Filed Oct. 1, 1947 Fig.3. Fig.2. F/'g./.

I 11 1 TI] to r Jerome 6. Dav/a0 Patented May 6, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING ROD CASE Jerome G. Daviau, Waterville, Maine Application October 1, 1947, Serial No. 777,142

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in fishing rod cases, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, such as may be conveniently and effectively employed for carrying and storing fishing rods in a manner which will prevent them from sinking into the water if they should accidentally or unintentionally fall off the dock or over the side of a boat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fishing rod case which permits the rods carried or stored therein to become dry after use, which advantage is of particular importance, since fishing rods are frequently forgotten in the conventional, more or less air-tight cases, so that proper drying thereof is not facilitated and warping or twisting of the rods usually results.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fishing rod case which includes means for retaining the fishing rod in a straight position while drying, and a further precaution against th possibility of the rod becoming twisted or warped.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a fishing rod case which is simple in construction and wherein the rods may be easily applied or removed,

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fishing rod case which will not easily become damaged, which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture, and which is otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which it i intended.

With the above more important objects in view and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the construction and arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the invention with the cover thereof in position;

Figure 2 is an elevational view, similar to that shown in Figure l, but showing the cover removed;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the cover per se;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a carrier used in the invention, the same being partially broken away to reveal its construction;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the carrier shown in Figure 4, and;

Figure (3 is a top plan view of the cover shown in Figure 3.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate lilge 'parts throughout the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the invention consists of a fishing rod case designated generally by the reference character Ii], the same embodying in its construction two primary elements or units, a carrier II, and a cover l2.

The carrier I I assumes the form of a substantially semi-cylindrical, hermetically sealed and.

buoyant unit, one end portion of which is screw threaded as at l3, while its remaining end portion is of a circular, disc-shaped configuration, as at I4.

Needless to say, the carrier H as well as the cover I2 may be constructed of any suitable material, such as plastic, aluminum, or the like, but the essence of novelty in the invention resides in the formation or construction of the carrier l I in such manner that it is of a buoyant character, that is, that it will float, together with the cover I2, when dropped in water.

The cover I2 is elongated and has an arcuate cross sectional configuration as is best shown in Figures 3 and 6, being somewhat shorter with respect to the overall length of the carrier I l. The cover I2 is formed with a plurality of ventilating openings or apertures l5, and is adapted for positioning adjacent a substantially fiat wall I6 of the carrier in such.manner that when the cover is so positioned it coacts with the carrier in defining a substantially cylindrical body.

Means are provided for removably retaining the cover in this position, that is, for removably attaching the cover I2 to the carrier II, said means consisting of a screw threaded portion IT at one end of the cover, which is complementary to the screw threaded portion 3 at one end of the carrier Ii. When the cover is disposed on or associated with the carrier, the threaded portions i3, ll are adapted to receive a removable, internally screw threaded cap [8, whil the remaining end of the cover I2 rests upon or abuts against the portion I4 of the carrier, as will be clearly understood.

As is best shown in Figure 4, the portion I4 of the carrier II is provided with a depression or recess I9 which is adapted to removably receive a projecting tongue 20 provided on the cover I2, which recess and tongue coact with the aforementioned cap it in securely yet separably attaching the cover to the carrier.

As will be clearly understood, the cover I2 coacts with the carrier H to form what may be referred to as a receptacle for the fishing rods, the latter being designated by the reference character 2!. Means are provided for removably retaining these rods in the receptacle, said means consisting of a plurality of sets or" longitudinally aligned, resilient clips 22, 23 an 2-3, which are secured to the wall it of the carrier ii in any suitable manner.

When the invention is placed in use, the fishing rods 2! are simply applied to the clips 22, etc., whereupon the cover I2 is placed in position adjacent the carrier l l and is secured thereto by means of the tongue 25 engaging the recess l9 and by means of the removable cap In the event that the entire case should he unintentionally or accidentally dropped into the Water, flotation thereof wi be sustained by} means of the buoyant carrier and undue loss of the fishing rods (as well as of the case will be prevented.

Moreover, when, after normal use, the rods are placed in the case, proper drying thereof will be facilitated by virtue of the ventilating openings I5 with which the cover 22 is provided. Also, the clips 22, 23 and 24 will retain the rods in a straight position, thereby preventing twisting or warping, as will be clearly apparent.

Needless to say, the rods may be quickly and easily removed from the case by simply unscrewing the cap l8 from the members i l and i2, and disengaging the tongue 20 from the recess is. whereby immediate separation of the cover l2 from the carrier l l will be facilitated.

If so desired, the wall it of the carrier may have an arcuate cross sectional configuration, so as to afford a more compact storage of the fishing rods.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed use necessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to invention, what is stantially circular in configuration, a plurality of resilient fishing rod retaining clips provided at vertically spaced points on the outer surface of said side wall, a substantially semi-tubular cover removably positioned adjacent the flat side wall of said carrier and complementing the same to afford a substantially cylindrical body, said cover extending from the upper end of the carrier to the upper surface of said lateral extension and eing provided with a plurality of vent openings, a, detent provided at the lower end of said cover and engaging a recess in the upper end of said extension, and an internally screw-threaded flanged cap reniovably positioned at the maps end of the carrier and cover for sustaining the same together.

JEROME G. DAVIAU.

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